Weather Records on 28 September 1946

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1946. Highest significance: Oregon, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1946

On 28 September 1946, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 345 daily.
Oregon set a daily record precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 28 September 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 28 September 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 206 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 76.

Records on 28 September 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1946

Top 20 records on 28 September 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1946	Oregon, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1946	Queen Charlotte City, CA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1946	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1946	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1946	Tartu, EE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1946	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1946	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Bethany, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Welland, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Brockville, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Hugoton, US	all-time rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Toronto, CA	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Goderich, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1946	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 347 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1826	1
1832	1
1849	2
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	3
1868	1
1869	2
1873	3
1874	3
1877	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	4
1899	6
1900	9
1901	2
1902	5
1903	19
1904	17
1905	17
1906	37
1907	27
1908	23
1909	16
1910	39
1911	62
1912	32
1913	37
1914	28
1915	57
1916	61
1917	35
1918	55
1919	38
1920	23
1921	39
1922	34
1923	150
1924	139
1925	191
1926	305
1927	194
1928	205
1929	432
1930	116
1931	233
1932	195
1933	459
1934	237
1935	282
1936	502
1937	313
1938	311
1939	552
1940	419
1941	479
1942	1,187
1943	440
1944	367
1945	1,034
1946	347
1947	647
1948	617
1949	359
1950	233
1951	441
1952	366
1953	842
1954	512
1955	409
1956	590
1957	695
1958	509
1959	874
1960	226
1961	385
1962	705
1963	666
1964	723
1965	582
1966	477
1967	978
1968	262
1969	244
1970	932
1971	954
1972	671
1973	886
1974	583
1975	502
1976	900
1977	784
1978	513
1979	915
1980	750
1981	752
1982	1,001
1983	941
1984	1,326
1985	1,189
1986	1,264
1987	825
1988	623
1989	847
1990	414
1991	821
1992	643
1993	627
1994	836
1995	794
1996	1,069
1997	681
1998	1,541
1999	1,533
2000	652
2001	791
2002	743
2003	929
2004	852
2005	1,088
2006	704
2007	837
2008	536
2009	792
2010	1,139
2011	1,025
2012	624
2013	790
2014	878
2015	673
2016	520
2017	755
2018	527
2019	1,388
2020	531
2021	740
2022	727
2023	772
2024	1,364
2025	464
2026	531

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	251
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2